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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Long, unbroken stays above what altitude will make people gradually deteriorate?
(a) 6,500 meters.
(b) 7,500 meters.
(c) 7,000 meters.
(d) 6,000 meters.

2. As Messner began his descent, what disturbed him the most?
(a) His ennui.
(b) His cough.
(c) His exhaustion.
(d) His numbness.

3. As Nena and Messner camped for the night at the Rongbuk river just at the edge of a village while waiting for the water to go down enough to safely cross the river, what did Nena write that she felt like?
(a) A prize trophy.
(b) A worker bee.
(c) A novice explorer.
(d) A monkey in a zoo.

4. When Nena and Messner built their main camp after leaving the Rongbuk monastery in the Tibet chapter, at what altitude were they?
(a) 3,500 meters.
(b) 6,100 meters.
(c) 5,100 meters.
(d) 4,700 meters.

5. When Messner got the idea to leave base camp and travel westward in the Rongbuk chapter, where did Messner want to go?
(a) To Kathmandu.
(b) To Bengal Bay.
(c) To Shisha Pangma.
(d) To Tulshing Rimpoche.

Short Answer Questions

1. When climbing, how many paces did Messner take between rests according to the Chomolungma chapter?

2. When Nena first asked Messner to go for a walk with him to explore the area around the base camp at the beginning of the North Col chapter, what was Messner doing that he did not want to stop?

3. According to Messner, altitude made him irritable and nervous. What did altitude NOT affect for Messner?

4. What was the only medication besides aspirin that Messner had brought with him for his climb?

5. In the Tibet chapter, who did Nena send back to Shigatsa because of altitude sickness?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were Nena and Messner surprised when they reached their small intermediate camp in the Chomolungma chapter?

2. While trapped in the crevasse in the Chomolungma chapter, what promise did Messner make?

3. Why is the summer monsoon of extraordinary importance for the people of India and Nepal?

4. As Messner packed for his ascent of Mount Everest in the Chomolungma chapter, he shared his motto regarding packing. What was Messner's motto?

5. According to Messner in the Chomolungma chapter, why would an attempt to preplan his solo climb be madness?

6. According to Messner in the Chomolungma chapter, it would be impossible to reach the summit of Mount Everest without doing what first?

7. During the Cultural Revolution, what were the "Four Ancients" that the Chinese tried to destroy?

8. As Messner began his ascent of Mount Everest in the Chomolungma chapter, suddenly reaching the summit was not important to him. Explain why reaching the summit lost its importance.

9. Why were women included on the 1975 Chinese expedition team?

10. As Nena and Messner camped for the night at the Rongbuk river just at the edge of a village while waiting for the water to go down enough to safely cross the river in the Rongbuk chapter, what did Nena write that her big mistake of the night was?

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